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7 July 2012

Supporting the generalist approach to health care

Epidemiology of multimorbidity and implications for health care, research, and medical education: a cross-sectional study
Lancet 2012 v380 p37-43
  • Based on an analysis of GP practice population across Scotland, the authors challenge the single-disease framework by which most health care, medical research, and medical education is configured and propose a complementary strategy, supporting generalist clinicians to provide personalised, comprehensive continuity of care, especially in socioeconomically deprived areas.